Swivel joints



5. A swivel oint as set forth in claim z wherein a bar "(eletnent is adjustably secured to said Stud nlen1ber by Tivetlike Hange portion extending Tadially outward beneath said bushing, Said bushing thereby being held in position by the rivet-1ike portion; a ball member having an internal Segmental Spherical concave bearing Surf c and an external Segnlental Spherical cdnvex bearing Surface, the said inner su rface being in bearing Telationship vvith the ourved outer bearing surface f the bushing, and having an end hole through Which the Shaft andstud tubular portion rotrude; and

a fing-1ike retainel having an internal bearing surface in bearing contact with the external Surface of he ball and a top at Surface in operative bearing contact With the ange of the Stud; said retainer having a free 0ating movement along said at surface.

z A c0mbination in claiIn l further con1prising an elastic tubular cushioning menlber surrounding a porti011 0f the Shaft and compressed between the head and the ball member.

3. A Swivel j0int as set forth in claim 2, Wherein a washer is disposed between the ange on the stud member and sajd retainer 4. A Swivel ioint as set forth in claim 2 Wherein an elastic S'leeve engages and encses said Tetainer, one end of said elastic sleeve engaging the external bearing surface of said ball and the other end of said elastic sleeve el1- gaging the said stud member.

means of the transverse 0pening in Said stud, and the shaft is a set screw Which is advanced il1 a threaded opening in said stud to secure Said bar element in said transverse 0 ening.

6. A swivel ioint as set forth il1 clan 2 Wherein the Shaft is a threaded screw.

7. A swivel joint as set forth in claim 2 wherein said inner bearing surface Of th retainer is conical in forn1.

8- A Swivel joint as set fOT in clim 2,- and als0 including 10cking m ans to lock Telative movement between said ball and tud `members References Cd by the EXael UNITED STATES PATENTS 473,66 #1892 Hendryx 3087Z S31,264 1z/1894 Iennedy 2872l 931,692 8/l909 Fyte 248 181 l,l7l,738 2/l9l6 Mauet 306Z 2,14,98 z/l939 van Pelt 287Zl X` 2,828,984 4/198 Chow. 2,974,3z 3/196l Lockwood 248188-2 x 3,011,8ll l2/l96l Hauer 28787 FOREIGN PATENTS 6lo,7l8) 10/ 1948 Geat Britin' 

1. A SWIVEL JOINT COMPRISING A STUD MEMBER HAVING A TUBULAR BODY PORTION WITH A CYLINDRICAL OUTER SURFACE, A FLANGE HAVING A FLAT SURFACE, A RIVET-LIKE EXPANDED BOTTOM FLANGE PORTION, AND A TRANSVERSE OPENING IN ITS TOP PORTION; A SHAFT SECURED WITHIN THE BODY PORTION, AND A HEAD ATTACHED TO THE END OF THE SHAFT; SAID SHAFT PROTRUDING PERPENDICULARLY INTO THE TRANSVERSE OPENING IN THE STUD MEMBER; A TUBULAR BUSHING HAVING A ROUND INNER SURFACE AND A CURVED OUTER BEARING SURFACE, THE BUSHING SURROUNDING THE TUBULAR PORTION OF THE STUD MEMBER, SAID RIVET-LIKE FLANGE PORTION EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARD BENEATH SAID BUSHING, SAID BUSHING THEREBY BEING HELD IN POSITION BY THE RIVET-LIKE PORTION; A BALL MEMBER HAVING AN INTERNAL SEGMENTAL SPHERICAL CONCAVE BEARING SURFACE AND AN EXTERNAL SEGMENTAL SPHERICAL CONVEX BEARING SURFACE, THE SAID INNER SURFACE BEING IN BEARING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CURVED OUTER BEARING SURFACE OF THE BUSHING, AND HAVING AN END HOLE THROUGH WHICH THE SHAFT AND STUD TUBULAR PORTION PROTRUDE; AND A RING-LIKE RETAINER HAVING AN INTERNAL BEARING SURFACE IN BEARING CONTACT WITH THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE BALL AND A TOP FLAT SURFACE IN OPERATIVE BEARING CONTACT WITH THE FLANGE OF THE STUD; SAID RETAINER HAVING A FREE FLOATING MOVEMENT ALONG SAID FLAT SURFACE. 